Renfrew Rocks B.C.

Last updated
Renfrew Rocks
League SBC Division 1
Established1989;35 years ago (1989)
Location Renfrew, Scotland
Team colours   
Head coach Flag of Scotland.svg Johnathan MacLeod
Website Official website

The Renfrew Rocks are a basketball club based in the town of Renfrew, Scotland. The club was founded in 1989 by Donny Henderson and Robert Taft, with players from the local Renfrew High School, where the club, consisting of several senior and junior teams, is still based. [1] [2] [3] The senior men's team entered the Scottish National League Division 2 for the 2021–22 season, winning the league with an unbeaten record and reaching the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup. [4] Following their undefeated season, the club gained a historic promotion to the Scottish Basketball top flight for the 2022-23 season. The club have a close partnership with the University of the West of Scotland, who compete in the British Universities and Colleges Sport Scottish Tier 1 League. [5]

Contents

Honours

Scottish National League Division 2 (1): 2021-22
Strathclyde League Basketball Association (3): 2016-17, 2018-19, 2021-22
Anderson Cup (2): 2017-18, 2018-19
Executive Cup (2): 2015-16, 2016-17


Junior Titles

Strathclyde League Basketball Association (1): 2014-15

SLBA Cup (2): 2017-18, 2018-19

Season-by-season records

SeasonDivisionTierRegular SeasonPost-SeasonScottish Cup
FinishPlayedWinsLossesWin %
Renfrew Rocks
2021–22 SBC Div 2 31st101001.000No competitionSemi-finals
2022–23 SBC Div 1 27th208120.400Did not qualify1st round
2023–24 SBC Div 1 27th214170.190Did not qualify2nd Round

Roster

Renfrew Rocks roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SG 1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of Scotland.svg Pieramarchi, Vlad 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
PG 2 Flag of Scotland.svg Lockhart, Milo 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
SG 3 Flag of Scotland.svg McGoran, Thomas 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
G 4 Flag of the United States.svg Carroll, Kris 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G 6 Flag of Scotland.svg Flag of Egypt.svg Fadel, Baraa   Cruz Roja.svg 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G 7 Flag of Scotland.svg Doyle, Marcus (C) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G 8 Flag of Scotland.svg McQuarrie, Martin 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G/F 9 Flag of Scotland.svg Keegan, Matthew 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
PG 10 Flag of Scotland.svg Thomson, Jack 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
G 11 Flag of Scotland.svg Stevenson, Liam (VC) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
F 12 Flag of Scotland.svg Flag of Sweden.svg Wakazadi, Shiloh 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
G 13 Flag of Scotland.svg Alexander, Calum 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
F 13 Flag of Scotland.svg Brand, Callum 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
G/F 17 Flag of New Zealand.svg Graham, Shay 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
F/C 33 Flag of Scotland.svg Pettit, Jonathan 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Head coach
  • Flag of Scotland.svg Johnathan MacLeod
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of Scotland.svg Kevin McDonald

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Updated: December 11, 2021

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kilwinning Rangers F.C.</span> Association football club in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

Kilwinning Rangers Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Kilwinning, Ayrshire. Formed in 1899, the club competes in the West of Scotland Football League, and are eligible to participate in the Scottish Cup. Nicknamed The Buffs, they play in blue and white hoops. Home matches are played at Buffs Park, within Kilwinning Sports Club, where the club moved prior to the 2019–20 season having spent 90 years at Abbey Park.

The Scottish Junior Cup is an annual football competition organised by the Scottish Junior Football Association. The competition has been held every year since the inception of the SJFA on the 2nd October 1886 and, as of the 2022–23 edition, 108 teams compete in the tournament. The cup has an unseeded knockout format with semi-finals played as single legs, and the final played at a neutral venue of an SPFL club.

The Scottish football league system is a series of generally connected leagues for Scottish football clubs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Renfrew F.C.</span> Association football club in Renfrew, Scotland

Renfrew Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Renfrew. Formed on 6 May 1912, they play in the West of Scotland League First Division. The Frew wear a home shirt of blue and white stripes

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dunipace F.C.</span> Association football club in Scotland

Dunipace Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Denny, Stirlingshire. Nicknamed the Pace, they were formed in 1888 and are based at Westfield Park. The team plays in the East of Scotland League First Division, having moved from the junior leagues in 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">East Kilbride Thistle F.C.</span> Association football club in Scotland

East Kilbride Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club, based in the town of East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire near Glasgow. Nicknamed The Jags, they were formed in 1968 and play at the Showpark, situated in the Village area of the town. Currently playing in the West of Scotland League Fourth Division. They wear all black; their change strips are all red, or white tops with red or black shorts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Penicuik Athletic F.C.</span> Association football club in Scotland

Penicuik Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football club. They were formed in 1888 and are based at Montgomery Park, in the town of Penicuik. Montgomery Park is ten miles south west of Edinburgh on the A702 road. The team now plays in the East of Scotland Football League Premier Division, having moved from the junior leagues in 2018.

Graham Ian Hunter is a Scottish former professional basketball player.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hibernian W.F.C.</span> Scottish womens football team

Hibernian Women's Football Club is a women's football team based in Edinburgh that plays in the Scottish Women's Premier League, the top division of women's football in Scotland. They were officially integrated as a department of Hibernian F.C. in 2022, having previously been linked less formally via their community foundation, using the club's training facilities and colours.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Caledonian Braves F.C.</span> Football club

Caledonian Braves Football Club is a Scottish semi-professional football club based in North Lanarkshire. They are members of the Lowland Football League, in the fifth tier of the Scottish football league system.

The Tayside Musketeers are a Scottish basketball club based in the town of Arbroath, Scotland.

Strathclyde Sirens are a Scottish netball team based in Glasgow. Since 2017 their senior team has played in the Netball Superleague. Sirens also played in the 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament. They were originally known as the Scottish Sirens. In 2017 they became the UWS Sirens as a result of a sponsorship arrangement with the University of the West of Scotland. In 2018 they became the University of Strathclyde Sirens, usually shortened to Strathclyde Sirens, after forming a partnership with the University of Strathclyde. Sirens other main partners include Netball Scotland and the Scotland national netball team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ehab Amin</span> Egyptian basketball player (born 1995)

Ehab Mohamed Mohamed Amin Saleh is an Egyptian professional basketball player for Al Ahly. He played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks. He spent his first three college seasons at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi, leading the NCAA Division I in steals and earning first-team All-Southland Conference accolades as a junior.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scottish Volleyball</span> National governing body for volleyball in Scotland

Scottish Volleyball is the national governing body for volleyball, beach volleyball and sitting volleyball in Scotland. It is responsible for the development, promotion and delivery of district, national and international volleyball in Scotland. Legally, it is a private company limited by guarantee, with its members acting as its guarantors.

The Central Junior Football League was a football league competition operated under the Scottish Junior Football Association between 1931 and 2002, with an expansion of its membership in 1968.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">West of Scotland Football League</span> Association football league in Scotland

The West of Scotland Football League (WoSFL) is a senior football league based in the west of Scotland. The league sits at levels 6–10 on the Scottish football league system, acting as a feeder to the Lowland Football League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Drumchapel United F.C.</span> Football club in Glasgow, Scotland

Drumchapel United Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Glasgow district of Drumchapel, currently competing in the West of Scotland League First Division.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Cadoc's Y.C.</span> Football club

St Cadoc's Youth Club is a Scottish football club based in Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire. They were formed in 1987 by David Jones, janitor at St Cadoc's Primary School and have grown into a large community sports club playing football and netball.

The 2021–22 season was the 52nd campaign of the Scottish Basketball Championship, the national basketball league of Scotland. There was no 2020–21 season due to the global coronavirus pandemic. 15 teams were split across Division 1, featuring 9 teams, and Division 2, featuring 6 teams.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Caledonia Gladiators</span> Scottish professional basketball team

The Caledonia Gladiators are a professional basketball club based in East Kilbride, Scotland. The Gladiators compete as the sole-Scottish based team in the British Basketball League, the top tier of domestic basketball in the United Kingdom.

References

  1. Ben Ramage (2019-12-03). "The Paisley Daily Express Club of the Week: Renfrew Rocks". Daily Record. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  2. Norman Silvester (2022-02-16). "Robert Taft: Tributes to Renfrewshire basketball coach". The Gazette. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  3. Matt Vallance (2022-03-06). "Bob Taft, gifted basketball coach who formed crusading partnership". The Herald. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  4. William Brown (2022-05-04). "Renfrew Rocks coach dedicates title success to Robert Taft". The Gazette. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  5. "Team UWS returns to live basketball in Emirates Arena match". UWS. 2021-09-10. Retrieved 2022-04-16.